Science 10 Ecology

Film Science: Questions for: Swift Foxes

1. The influx of settlers had what effect on the population of Swift foxes?

2. How did Beryl and Miles Smeeton get involved with a captive breeding program for the foxes?

3. In what year was the Swift fox declared extinct?

4. The Smeeton's daughter, Clio, suggests what number of breeding pairs may be sufficient to establish a

self sustaining population of Swift foxes?

5. In general, did the Swift fox use to have a large or small range?

6. What farm implement caused the most disruption to the Swift fox's existence?

7. What did the Canadian government predict about the success of Clio hand rearing Swift fox pups?

8. What was Clio's basic objection to the idea of translocating Swift foxes from the US?

9. What is the best time to introduce the fox pups to mice?

10. Why did Clio not cover the Swift fox pens?

11. Why is it important that a Swift fox mother has good instincts for choosing the father?

12. The cubs are released in what type of social grouping?

13. Will reintroducing the Swift fox to Grasslands Park make it look like the 18^th C prairie?

14. Why is September the best time to release the cubs?

15. Clio uses what model to describe the results of destroying the elements of an ecosystem?

16. Is Clio too fond of the foxes to make hard choices that are the best for them?